Zip Panelling building material technical information

Using the table below, you can compare the characteristics and features of Zip Panelling to conventional building materials. Select or deselect a material to compare by clicking on items from the list below.

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Fibre Cement Board
Gypsum
OSB
Timber Framed Structural Insulated Panels
Terracotta Bricks
Concrete Blocks Conventional Building
Bricks Conventional Building
Steel Panels
Log Homes
Stone

Feature:	Zip Panels	Fibre Cement	Gypsum	OSB	SIPS Panels	Terracotta	Concrete	Bricks	Steel Panels	Log Homes	Stone
Fire & Heat Resistant	Excellent	good	good	poor	no	no	poor	poor	poor	no	yes
Full tested ISO & CE	Yes	yes	yes	yes	yes	no	no	no	yes	no	no
Water Resistant	Excellent	good	poor	good	no	no	poor	poor	good	yes	yes
Insulation Level	Excellent	poor	poor	poor	good	poor	poor	poor	good	poor	poor
Available in Blocks or Panels	Yes	no	no	no	no	no	no	no	no	no	no
Takes Nails & Screws	Excellent	poor	poor	good	yes	no	no	no	no	yes	no
Mildew Resistant	Excellent	good	poor	poor	no	yes	no	no	yes	no	yes
Mouse & Rat resistant	Excellent	good	good	poor	no	yes	yes	yes	yes	no	yes
Insect Resistant - Ants, Termites etc.	Excellent	good	good	poor	no	yes	yes	yes	yes	no	yes
Needs Plastering	No	yes	yes	yes	yes	yes	yes	yes	no	no	yes
Mortar/Cement	No	yes	yes	no	no	yes	yes	yes	no	no	yes
Speed of build	Excellent	good	good	good	good	poor	poor	poor	good	no	poor
Cost of building	Much lower	lower	lower	lower	lower	lower	poor	poor	poor	lower	poor
Ease of building	Excellent	good	good	good	good	poor	poor	poor	poor	good	poor
Cleaner building sites	Yes	no	no	no	no	no	no	no	no	yes	no
Eco-friendly	Yes	no	no	no	no	poor	poor	no	no	yes	no
Good to landfill	Yes	no	no	yes	no	yes	yes	yes	yes	yes	yes
Ease of use	Excellent	good	good	good	good	good	poor	poor	poor	good	poor
Takes Glue	Yes	no	good	yes	yes	no	no	no	no	yes	no
Needs Raw Plugs	No	yes	yes	yes	yes	yes	yes	yes	yes	no	yes
Ease of repair	Excellent	good	good	good	good	poor	poor	poor	poor	good	poor
Structural	Yes	no	no	no	yes	poor	yes	yes	yes	good	yes
Fastening Strength	Excellent	poor	poor	good	good	poor	good	good	good	good	poor
Splinters and Dust	Excellent	poor	poor	yes	yes	no	poor	poor	poor	poor	poor
Weight	Excellent	poor	good	poor	poor	good	poor	good	good	good	poor
Cut with standard saw	Yes	no	yes	yes	yes	no	no	no	no	yes	no
Drilling Easy	Excellent	good	yes	yes	yes	no	no	no	no	yes	no
Direct painting	Excellent	good	poor	poor	no	poor	poor	poor	poor	good	poor
Easy of electrics	Excellent	poor	poor	good	good	poor	poor	poor	poor	good	poor
Ease of Plumbing	Excellent	poor	poor	good	good	poor	poor	poor	poor	good	poor
Pliability	Excellent	poor	poor	poor	poor	poor	poor	poor	poor	poor	poor
Used for flooring	Yes	no	no	yes	yes	no	no	no	no	no	no
Used for Roofing	Yes	yes	no	no	yes	no	no	no	no	yes	yes
Floats on water	Yes	no	no	yes	yes	no	no	no	no	no	no

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